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Ball Four: Twentieth Anniversary Edition by Jim Bouton
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Ball Four' was salacious, funny and exposed athletes as human. It's also why Jim Bouton became a pariah with his peers.
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Jim Bouton dies at 80
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New! Jim Bouton and “Ball Four” Now at the Library of Congress, by John Thorn
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Ball Four' was salacious, funny and exposed athletes as human. It's also why Jim Bouton became a pariah with his peers.
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New! Baseball's Jim Bouton and “Ball Four” at the Library
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Jim Bouton, “Ball Four” Author, Former New York Yankee, Dies
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New! Jim Bouton and “Ball Four” Now at the Library of Congress, by John Thorn
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Ball Four: The Final Pitch: 9781630260347: Bouton, Jim, Kurman, Paula: Books
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